ASHLAND — Art and conservation come together each summer as part of Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District’s Rain Beat on Main Street event. The year 2024 will mark the program’s fifth year, and the hope is the program continues to grow in popularity. That’s why the district is on the hunt for local artists

Artistic talent abounds at Joliet Catholic Academy! In January, 176 students from 15 area high schools, including JCA, participated in the University of St. Francis’ annual Illinois High School Art Exhibition and Competition. On January 13, students, families, and friends attended the Artists’ Reception to view the show. Student participants from Joliet Catholic Academy were

LOS ANGELES —  Are men being marginalized by the Grammy Awards? That is, at first glance, a preposterous question regarding an event that has been dominated by men for much of its seven-decade history. But Sunday’s 66th edition of the annual music awards saw women artists score an historic sweep with wins for Best New Artist

The acclaimed Chinese artist Wang Tuo wants to donate the HK$500,000 ($63,924) cash award he has won for a prestigious art prize in Hong Kong, hoping to benefit artists who are in need of resources to complete their works. Wang was awarded the 2023 Sigg Prize earlier in January out of six other shortlisted artists.

One year after a major stroke that nearly killed him, Doug Calderone is celebrating the second exhibition of his art being displayed at C.H. Booth Library. “Doug Calderone: Anniversary Show” is in the library’s John Angel Art Collection Gallery through the end of April. The self-taught carpenter and Sandy Hook native, 37, had been making

There are numerous high quality works featured in Boundless, an invitational group show that, according to the press release, “seeks to amplify Black voices.” Visitors will certainly wish to check out paintings by local stalwarts Bobby Bagley, Nae’Keisha Jones and Calvin Woodum, as well as one of the pieces Tafy LaPlanche included in her highly acclaimed

photo by Maarten de Boer The 66th GRAMMYS took place on Sunday, February 4th and several local artists brought home a win. Lainey Wilson won her first GRAMMY as well as Larkin Poe, and the biggest win of the night went to Taylor Swift for Album of the Year (Midnights) the

The Coconut Grove Arts Festival steps into its 60th year, marking a significant milestone in the world of creativity and expression. In this celebration, the festival not only goes big but also finds its way back home, connecting with its roots and core purpose. This momentous journey commenced with a visionary spark, evolving from an

Last week UMG and TikTok failed to reach a new licensing agreement, prompting the major’s music to be pulled from the app and a war of words. Here, Lickd CEO Paul Sampson argues that a united industry could help bring about an improvement in artist remuneration from tech platforms… Hot off the press in the

José Delbo, a comic book artist whose career spanned seven decades, best known for his long run on Wonder Woman and his acclaimed stint on The Transformers in the late 1980s, has passed away at the age of 90. Born in Argentina, Delbo began his career as a professional comic book artist when he was